The Government has instructed schools across Zimbabwe to enrol learners returning from South Africa without requiring transfer letters or academic reports after thousands of families fled anti-migrant unrest.

HARARE — A disagreement has emerged between the Government of Zimbabwe and Cambridge University Press & Assessment over the implementation of the country's Heritage-Based Curriculum (HBC), raising fresh uncertainty for schools, parents, and learners about the future relationship between local and international education systems. The dispute centres on whether learners will be allowed to choose between the Heritage-Based Curriculum and international curricula such as Cambridge

HARARE — The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has called on the Zimbabwean government to draw lessons from neighbouring Zambia, where recent legislative reforms have entrenched free education as a legal right and strengthened social protection measures for millions of citizens.

Parents at Munyoro Secondary School have accused the headmaster of monopolising school uniform sales, misusing school property and mismanaging the institution. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says investigations are underway.

Zimbabwe's learners spend long days in classrooms, evenings on homework and weekends in extra lessons. But does more study time really mean better education, or are children losing something equally important in the process?

HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwean government has expressed concern over the declining number of graduates emerging from teacher training colleges, warning that the trend could worsen staffing shortages in schools at a time when the education sector is already grappling with recruitment and retention challenges.